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单词 at first
释义

at first

phrase
You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later.
At first, he seemed surprised by my questions.
I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there.
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Examples of 'at first' in a sentence
at first

At first we just smiled but then we got talking one day.
The Sun (2016)
At first glance it just looks like a bright dress.
The Sun (2016)
At first my wife denied it - but then she admitted it.
The Sun (2016)
At first they just tasted like a flower, then erupted with intensity and heat.
The Sun (2016)
At first they were just as puzzled as I was.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At first this person seems bossy but is just hiding a caring heart.
The Sun (2012)
But they were offered an outbuilding which they at first thought was used to store tools.
The Sun (2015)
The marriage at first was a happy and prosperous one.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)
Iwas too scared to wear it at first just because of the cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My wife was shocked at first but now wants us to try it.
The Sun (2016)
At first the police used tear gas.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It just felt like a bug at first but just got worse and worse.
The Sun (2012)
His wife at first denied it was her.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At first he used a grid given to me at the hospital by a nurse.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He thought at first she was just playing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At first the wife finds this a thrill.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
At first we just flirted then he asked me to meet in a pub.
The Sun (2009)
At first my wife laughed it off.
The Sun (2014)
At first this was just a gloriously dangerous game.
The Sun (2012)
At first his wife agreed to the operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At first it seems just a matter of dead bones.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The average age for men at first marriage was the mid-twenties.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
At first our marriage was happy, we had a nice life.
The Sun (2006)
At first his marriage to Reynolds only enhanced his popularity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At first, the marriage seems an unlikely combination.
The Sun (2016)
Knowing of his recent marriage, at first Sophia refused.
Katie Hickman COURTESANS (2003)

All related terms of 'at first'

at first blush
when first seen ; as a first impression
at first hand
If you learn or experience something at first hand , you experience it yourself or learn it directly rather than being told about it by other people.
at first sight
If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight , you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different .
at first glance
If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance , you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong .
(at) first hand
from the original source; directly
love at first sight
Love at first sight is the experience of starting to be in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time.

Chinese translation of 'at first'

at first

  1. 起先 (qǐxiān)
See first (sense 13)

Nearby words of
at first

  • at dusk
  • at eye/waist etc level
  • at fault
  • at first
  • at first glance
  • at first hand
  • at first sight

Related terms of
at first

  • at first hand
  • at first glance
  • at first sight
  • love at first sight
  • at the first opportunity

All related terms of 'at first'

at first hand
直接地 zhíjiē de
at first glance
乍一看 zhà yī kàn
at first sight
乍一看 zhà yī kàn
love at first sight
一见(見)钟(鐘)情 yī jiàn zhōngqíng
at the first opportunity
一有机(機)会(會) yī yǒu jīhuì
at or on the first attempt
首次尝(嘗)试(試) shǒucì chángshì
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